[Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: Looking for Co-Sponsors for Health Care Forum—Add to Agenda?

[Drew Johnson]

Note that the GPSCC are already members of the below mentioned SCC Single
Payer Coalition;  Yes, let's co-sponsor this thing and get some credit for
all the work we do already (but normally don't get our name on).  The
County Council can authorize it -- and since we're already members of the
coalition it should be noncontroversial no-brainer affirmation.


Green is Care!

Drew


On Thu, June 5, 2008 08:44, Andrea Dorey wrote:
> FYI,
> Andrea
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Lynn Huidekoper <lynn_huidekoper at hotmail.com>
>> Date: June 5, 2008 2:18:52 AM PDT
>> To: <lynn_huidekoper at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: Looking for Co-Sponsors for Health Care Forum July 10 in
>> Mt. View
>>
>> I have organized an exciting forum on July 10 . I am hoping that
>> many organizations will co-sponsor the event with us: the Peninsula
>> Democratic Coalition, HCA Chapter-Santa Clara County, the Single
>> Payer Coalition.
>> I will need help with the event itself such as setting up
>> refreshments,setting up a literature table, advertising the event
>> for a good turnout, designing a jazzy flyer,etc.
>> Please RSVP if you are interested in being part of this educational
>> effort.
>> Thanks!
>> Lynn
>>
>>
>> I am working with the PDC on holding a Health Care Forum in July.
>> The Mt. View City Council Chambers will be the venue.  It will be
>> held on Thursday, July 10 6:30-9PM.
>>
>> Forum Agenda:
>> 1) Show the 22 minute DVD, 'The Healthcare Solution:California
>> OneCare' which you can view on You Tube
>> http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=California
>> +Onecare&search=Search
>> It highlights the crisis, folks affected by it, how SB840 would
>> help solve it. It features John Garamendi, Sheila Kuehl, Antonio
>> Villaraigosa among others. I would explain after the DVD that this
>> is what we hope for in the future knowing it will take awhile to
>> get it passed. In the meantime, this is what leaders in Santa Clara
>> County are doing to help those who are affected by the crisis:
>>
>> 2) Kim Roberts, CEO of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, will give
>> a 20 minute presentation on how the Valley Health and Hospital
>> System addresses the needs of insured and uninsured county
>> residents and the financial challenges they face. I have worked as
>> a Pediatric Nurse there for several years in the past and was very
>> impressed at what high caliber care given by the staff,
>> resources,etc. they have for a county facility. They have a world
>> famous head injury rehabilitation center, a spinal cord rehab.
>> unit, an excellent burn center( that I have worked in), a high
>> level trauma center,it is a Stanford teaching hospital,etc.- 30
>> minutes
>>
>> 3) Leona Butler, CEO, Family Health Plan, which administers the
>> Healthy Kids program for uninsured kids, and will soon be
>> administering the new, innovative, Healthy Workers program, which
>> will provide access to approx. 5,000 uninsured working adults who
>> work in small businesses. They will receive their care at VMC and
>> their clinics. 15 minutes
>>
>> 4) I had hoped for Liz Kniss to participate because as Supervisor
>> she was instrumental in supporting the new Health Workers program.
>> However, the Supervisors have their long deserved break the whole
>> month of July. I have then invited Sally Lieber to see if she's
>> available.  10 minutes
>> If she isn't available I am open to suggestions. I had thought of a
>> doctor from the VMC system about providing care or a medical
>> student, whose org. AMSA, supports SB840. The nurses, esp. those
>> who are CNA members, are already involved. I am trying to get more
>> doctors involved in the Single Payer movement.
>>
>> 5) The remainder= 35-40 minutes Q&A with action items. How can
>> folks help with this issue. HCA would have SB840 handouts on tables
>> outside. And anyone else's literature pertinent to the issue.
>>
>> Thanks, Lynn
>>
>>
>> Lynn Huidekoper, RN
>> Legislative Liaison
>> Health Care for All Californians-Silicon Valley Coalition
>> Sheila Kuehl's Single Payer SB840
>> Menlo Park CA.
>> 650-322-9609
>> http://www.onecarenow.org
>> http://www.healthcareforall.org
>> Health Care is a Human Right
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